Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Glen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Glen
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Oak Glen:
- 39.986229, -74.149584
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oak Glen
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Oak Glen is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oak Glen ...
We found five communities that share the name Oak Glen.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Oak Glen.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Oak Glen is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,582 miles [4,155.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Glen that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Oak Glen.
- San Bernardino County
- This Oak Glen is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km] to the west of the Oak Glen that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Oak Glen.
- Florida
- Illinois
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Glen ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
- Cherry Quay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Quay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
- Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
- Evergreen Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
- Green Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Green Island is located in Ocean County
- Holiday City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Island Beach Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Beach Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach Heights
- Island Beach Heights is located in Ocean County
- Maple Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Ocean County
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- Pine Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County
- River Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
- River Bank is located in Ocean County
- Silver Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
- Snug Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
- Toms River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Pine Terrace
How Far From Oak Glen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oak Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Glen and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Glen to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9862, Longitude: -74.1496 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oak Glen could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Oak Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.103 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.048 degrees. |